NRO GAMBIT and HEXAGON Records
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The National Reconnaissance Office released more than 90 historical
records to accompany the formal announcement declassifying the GAMBIT
and HEXAGON satellite reconnaissance programs on September 17, 2011.
These records consist of documents, photographs, diagrams, seven program
histories, and two videos. The NRO will release additional materials
through this website as they become available.
Abstract courtesy of the National Reconnaissance Office.
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